14 September 2023

Coastal Georgia Military Monitoring Recap; August 2023

The Monthly Military Monitoring Recap consists of frequencies and callsigns that I've heard in use in Coastal Georgia and during my travels (usually around South Carolina and Florida). Special Operations, Intelligence, and real-world Combat Air Patrol information will not be posted. Gulfstream (Savannah) and Boeing (Charleston) flight test frequencies and callsigns are also included as well as US Coast Guard, non-law enforcement FedCom, and civilian medevac callsigns, N-numbers, and frequencies. 

Highlights of the month:

  • VAQ-209 visited the Combat Readiness Training Center/Air Dominance Center
  • Vermont ANG F-35s flew in to help open the CRTC/ADC's new 5th Generation fighter hangar
  • Overnight Road Trip to Warner Robins to visit the Robins AFB Musem of Aviation

Over the last few months, 165th Airlift Wing/158th Airlift Squadron flights have decreased in frequency, and I began to suspect that they had begun transitioning from the C-130H to the C-130J. In mid-August, it was confirmed by posts from the unit's social media accounts. The last H-model C-130 was due to depart the unit on 18 August with the new J-models scheduled to start arriving in December. 

Likewise, I hadn't heard any VMFA(AW)-533 flights since June, so some web searching yielded information that VMFA(AW)-533 made their last F/A-18 flight in June and will be transitioning to the F-35B "later this year."

E-8C JSTARS 00-2000 on display at the Robins AFB Museum of Aviation

Hunter AAF/Wright AFF/Fort Stewart
124.975/279.575 - Hunter AAF Tower
126.200/285.425 - Hunter AAF Base Ops
126.250/269.275 - Wright AAF Tower
127.350/279.625 - Marne Radio
36.825 (FM) - HURRICANE Ops (B/1-169 AVN, GA ARNG AASF #3)
345.000 - USCG Air Station Savannah Ops

GUARD 08067 (CH-47F, 09-08067, 1-169 AVN GA ARNG)
GUARD 20308 (HH-60M, 10-20308, 1-111 AVN GA ARNG)
COAST GUARD 6516 (MH-65E, 6516, CGAS Savannah)
COAST GUARD 6530 (MH-65E, 6530, CGAS Savannah)
COAST GUARD 6540 (MH-65E, 6540, CGAS Savannah)
COAST GUARD 6561 (MH-65E, 6561, CGAS Savannah)
COAST GUARD 6565 (MH-65E, 6565, CGAS Savannah)
BLITZ 12 (MQ-1C?, Unknown Unit)
GUARD 08807 (CH-47F, 10-08807, 1-111th AVN MS ARNG)
PUMA ## (C-130J, 19th ARW)
LIFESTAR 1 (B407, N407LS, Air Methods/LifeStar Springfield)
LIFESTAR 2 (B407, N697AM, Air Methods/LifeStar Hinesville)
N38RX (EC35, AirEvac 176 Laurens Co)
N133AE (B06, AirEvac EMS)
N138AE (B06, AirEvac 102 Dublin)
N165AE (B06, AirEvac 102 Dublin)
N296AE (B06, AirEvac 95 Statesboro)
N395AE (B06, AirEvac 96 Jesup)
N481AE (B407, AirEvac 90 Douglas)
N553AE (B06, AirEvac 154 Perry)

US Army TRS (Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF sites)
 TG 113 - Hunter AAF D/AACG Ops
 TG 143 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Range Control Admin
 TG 153 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Range Control
 TG 155 - Fort Stewart Forestry
 TG 185 - 2nd ABCT
 TG 371 - Fort Stewart FD
 TG 373 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF EMS
 TG 1095 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF FD Dispatch
 TG 1147 - Hunter AAF FD



Savannah IAP/Savannah CRTC & ADC
125.975/257.800 - Tower
120.400/353.775/125.300/371.875/118.400/307.225/134.875 - Savannah TRACON
123.025 - Savannah Helicopter Advisory
173.5625 ($302) - 165th AW MOC
173.5625 ($303) - 165th AW Flightline
173.4625 ($106) - CRTC/ADC
123.350 - Gulfstream Test Ops
237.000 - CRTC/ADC Ops; VAQ-209 Base
229.725 - VAQ-209 Air-to-Air
246.800 - VAQ-209 Air-to-Air
377.000 - VAQ-209 Air-to-Air

EAGLE ## (MD-369/500, Chatham Co)
N247PS (G150, N247PS, Gulfstream Aerospace Product Support)
GULFTEST ## (Various, Gulfstream Test)
MAPLE ## (F-35A, 158th FW)
VADER ## (EA-18G, VAQ-209)
POLISH AIR FORCE 106 (G550, 0002, 1.BLTr, Polish AF)
N19GH (O-2A, N19GH, Aviation Asset Management Group LLC)

SEGARRN GA ANG/Aviation TGs
 TG 199 - Chatham Aviation
 TG 415 - GA ANG Crash/Fire 1
 TG 17920 - LifeStar



Brunswick/Golden Isles Airport
123.000 - CTAF/Unicom



Malcolm McKinnon and Jekyll Island Airport
123.050 - CTAF/Unicom



Statesboro-Bulloch County Airport
122.725 - CTAF/Unicom



Jesup-Wayne County Airport
122.800 - CTAF/Unicom



Vidalia Regional Airport
122.800 - CTAF/Unicom



Robins AFB/Macon
133.225/257.975 - Robins AFB Tower
119.600/124.200/279.600 - Atlanta TRACON
293.525 - 116th/461st ACW "PEACHTREE OPS"

RAIDER ## (TE-8A, 86-0416, 116th/461st ACW)
ROGUE 3# (C-130, Robins ALC)
NIGHTTRAIN ### (P28A/P28R/BL8, Middle Georgia State College

USAF (157) TRS
 TG 56065 - Robins AFB Unknown; keyup/no audio
 TG 56066 - Robins AFB FD/EMS?; unenc (test counts)
 TG 56070 - Robins ALC MOC; unenc
 TG 56071 - Robins ALC; enc
 TG 56088 - Robins ALC; enc
 TG 56092 - Robins ALC; enc
 TG 56101 – Robins ALC; enc
 TG 56102 - Robins ALC; enc
 TG 56103 - Robins AFB Unknown; enc
 TG 56110 - Robins AFB Unknown; enc
 TG 56121 - Robins AFB Base Ops; enc
 TG 56122 - Robins AFB Tower; enc
 TG 56123 - Robins AFB Crash/Fire; enc
 TG 56141 - 116th/461st ACW; enc
 TG 56192 - Robins AFB Unknown; enc
 TG 56193 - Robins AFB Unknown; enc



Moody AFB
125.475/132.375/269.400/285.600 - Valdosta Approach
227.800 - 23rd FG Air-to-Air
242.150 - 23rd FG Air-to-Air
225.450 - 71st RQS Ops

GRIM ## (A-10C, 23rd FG)
PEACH ## (A-10C, 23rd FG)
UGLY ## (A-10C, 23rd FG)
KING 15 (HC-130J, 71st RQS)
KING 21 (HC-130J, 71st RQS)
KING 22 (HC-130J, 71st RQS)



Augusta/Bush Field
119.150/126.800/284.625 - Augusta App/Dep



MCAS Beaufort
119.050/342.875 - MCAS Beaufort Tower
125.125/292.125/123.700/269.125 - MCAS Beaufort Approach/Departure
281.800 - MCAS Beaufort Base Ops
122.700 - Beaufort Executive Airport
310.200 - VMFA-312 Base
299.275 - VMFA-312 Tac 1
343.200 - VMFAT-501 Base
326.700 - VMFAT-501 Tac 1
349.225 - VMFAT-501 Tac 2
341.825 - VMFAT-501 Tac 3
253.350 - VMFAT-501 Air-to-Air

CHECK 6# (F/A-18C/D, VMFA-312)
SWEDE ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
WARLORD ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
FLANKER ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
HELLCAT ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
MOJO ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
NITRO ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
FOX/FOXX ### (UC-12M, MCAS Beaufort)
CAP 3957 (C82T, N357CP, SC Civil Air Patrol)



Hilton Head Airport
118.975 - Tower



Ridgeland-Claude Dean Airport
123.075 - CTAF/Unicom



Joint Base Charleston
120.700/306.925/119.300 - Charleston TRACON
134.100/349.400 - "PALMETTO OPS"
340.600 - 437th/315th AW Air-to-Air
123.325 - Boeing Charleston Ops

BRONZE ## (C-17A, 300th AS)
PRIME ## (C-17A, 317th AS)
TURTLE ## (C-17A, 701st AS)
DIVE ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
EIDER ##(C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
IMPAC ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
SABU ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
SAUL ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
TOKEN ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
VINYL ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
REACH #### (Various, AMC Airlift)
GIANT 4542 (BLCF, N747BC, Atlas Air)
GIANT 4546 (BLCF, N747BC, Atlas Air)



Columbia Metropolitan/McEntire ANGB/Shaw AFB
124.150/133.400/285.600 - Columbia TRACON
125.400/318.100 - Shaw AFB TRACON
298.300 - 169th FW/157th FS Ops "SWAMP FOX OPS"
141.825 - 169th FW/157th FS V14
309.850 - 169th FW/157th FS U14
346.625 - 169th FW/157th FS U15
237.250 - 169th FW/157th FS U16
311.200 - 20th FW/55th FS "SHOOTER Ops"
141.900 - 20th FW/55th FS Air-to-Air
228.800 - 20th FW/55th FS Air-to-Air
236.125 - 20th FW/55th FS Air-to-Air
273.700 - 20th FW/77th FS Ops "GAMBLER OPS"
262.000 - 20th FW/77th FS Air-to-Air
267.600 - 20th FW/77th FS Air-to-Air
274.875 - 20th FW/77th FS Air-to-Air
277.225 - 20th FW/77th FS Air-to-Air
320.525 - 20th FW/79th FS Ops "TIGER OPS"
141.150 - 20th FW/79th FS Air-to-Air
270.900 - 20th FW/79th FS Air-to-Air
299.300 - 20th FW/79th FS Air-to-Air
314.100 - 20th FW/79th FS Air-to-Air
120.475/235.775 - North Field

MACE ## (F-16CM, 169th FW/157th FS)
VIPER ## (F-16CM, 169th FW/157th FS)
DEMON ## (F-16CM, 169th FW/157th FS)
STALK ## (F-16CM, 169th FW/157th FS)
HAMMER ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/55th FS)
SHOOTER ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/55th FS)
VOODOO ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/55th FS)
CAESER ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/77th FS)
CHOMP ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/77th FS)
FLUSH ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/77th FS)
JACK ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/77th FS)
LUCKY ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/77th FS)
BENGAL ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/79th FS)
HELLCAT ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/79th FS)
SCAR ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/79th FS)
TIGER ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/79th FS)



Jacksonville IAP/NAS Jacksonville/NS Mayport
124.900/127.000 - Jax TRACON
343.500 - NAS Jax PMSV
264.200 - CPRW-11 Base (shared between squadrons)
271.400 - CPRW-11 Base (shared between squadrons)
306.000 - VP-30 Base

CUTLASS 710 (MH-60R, 168087, HSM-46)
MADFOX ## (P-8A, VP-5)
TIGER ## (P-8A, VP-8)
LANCER ## (P-8A, VP-10)
PELICAN ## (P-8A, VP-45)
NAVY LL ## (P-8A, VP-30)
NAVY LL 8## (P-8A, VP-30)
LEGEND 62# (P-8A, VP-62)
CONVOY 3### (C-130, USN Transport)
CONVOY 4### (C-40A, USN Transport)
PIONEER ## (P-8A, VX-1)

 
 
Ranges/MOAs
119.225 - Townsend Range/Coastal MOA
228.400 - Townsend Range/Coastal MOA 
252.900 - Townsend Range/Coastal MOA 
343.750 - Bulldog MOA Discrete
254.350 - Gamecock MOA Discrete



SEALORD (SUAs off SC/GA/FL Coast)
120.950 - SEALORD North Primary
284.500 - SEALORD North Primary
313.700 - SEALORD North Secondary
267.500 - SEALORD South Primary
376.900 - W-137 Discrete
240.250 - Beaufort TTR
335.900 - Beaufort TTR
278.800 - Aerial Refueling


DOUBLESHOT (W-161/177 off SC Coast)
127.725/228.750 - DOUBLESHOT Primary
258.400 - DOUBLESHOT Discrete
279.725 - DOUBLESHOT Discrete
283.900 - AR-600



Misc MilCom
321.000 - 920th RQW "KING Ops"
263.450 - VFA-103 Air-to-Air
246.900 - VT-18 Air-to-Air
324.600 - AR-207 Primary
343.250 - AR-207 Secondary
238.900 - AR-620 

ARMY 83240 flight (AH-64E, 18-03240/?, 1-17 CAV)
ARMY 83246 flight (AH-64E, 18-03246/?, 1-17 CAV)
ARMY 83247 flight (AH-64E, 18-03247/?, 1-17 CAV)
ARMY 93256 flight (AH-64E, ??-03256/?, 1-17 CAV)
ARMY 20068 (UH-60M, 07-20068, 2-82 AVN?)
ARMY 20185 flight (UH-60M, 09-20185/? 2-82 AVN)
ARMY 08143 (CH-47F, 13-08143, 3-82 AVN)
ARMY 21226 (H-60M, 22-21226, US Army)
BACKY ## (KC-46A, 916th ARW)
BANDSAW (E-3G backend, 964th ACCS)
BOLT ## (KC-135R, 60-0360, 6th AMW/927th ARW)
COAST GUARD 2309 (HC-144A, 2309, CGAS Cape Cod)
DRAGNET (E-3G backend, 966th ACCS)
FACH 996 (C-130H, 996, Grupo 10 Chilean Air Force)
FLIGHT CHECK 84 (BE30, N84, FAA)
GYPSY ## (F/A-18F, VFA-32)
KBAR ## (UC-12W, MCAS New River)
KING 44 (HC-130J, 39th RQS)
LOBO ### (UC-35D, VMR-1)
MEDEVAC SCREAMER 46 (C56X, N469MR, American Jet International)
NAVY 8E 261 (TH-73A, 170205, HT-8)
PAT ### (Various, US Army transport)
PIRAT ## (KC-135R, 60-0360, 6th AMW/927th ARW)
PISTON ## (KC-135R, 60-0360, 6th AMW/927th ARW)
POSSE ## (C-130H, 186th AW)
REACH #### (Various, AMC Airlift)
RIDER ## (C-17A, 436th AW)
SODA ## (KC-135R, 134th ARW)
VADER ## (T-6A, 434th FTS)
VICTORY ## (F/A-18F, VFA-103)
VULCAN ## (KC-135R, 117th ARW)
WING ## (Various, 2-228 AVN)
N117SR (BK17, US DOE Savannah River Site)
MEDEVAC N860CR (C560, N860CR, Gulf Atlantic Airways/University Air Center)
N511MT (B407, Med Trans)
N577LF (EC30, Air Methods/LifeNet 3 Orangeburg)



ARTCC
124.075/281.550 - Jax Center Summerville High
124.675/282.200 - Jax Center Jekyll Low
124.700/269.550 - Jax Center Columbia Low
126.125/285.650 - Jax Center Statesboro High
126.350/307.250 - Jax Center St. Augustine High
126.750/277.400 - Jax Center Brunswick Low
127.575/269.025 - Jax Center Waycross Low
127.875/319.200 - Jax Center Aiken High
132.425/290.350 - Jax Center Hunter Ultra High
132.925/363.200 - Jax Center Allendale/Savannah Low
133.300 - Jax Center Moultrie Ultra High
133.450/306.300 - Jax Center Florence Low
133.625 - Jax Center Georgetown High
133.700 - Jax Center Baxley Low
134.375/317.550 - Jax Center Charleston Low
134.975 - Jax Center Ridgeway Ultra High
135.050 - Jax Center Meta Low/High
135.625 - Jax Center Perry High
135.975/282.300 - Jax Center Alma High

119.375 - Atlanta Center Macon High
123.950 - Atlanta Center Sinca Low
124.325 - Atlanta Center Clark Hill Ultra High
125.825 - Atlanta Center Hampton Ultra High
126.425/307.050 - Atlanta Center Dublin High
128.100/322.325 - Atlanta Center Augusta Low
120.450 - Atlanta Center Tiroe Low
124.375 - Atlanta Center Lanier High
125.575 - Atlanta Center Lagrange High




USCG/FedCom
156.800 - Marine VHF Ch 16
157.050 - Marine VHF Ch 21
157.100 - Marine VHF Ch 22
163.1375 ($293) - CG 113, Station Tybee
413.0000 ($293) - CG 410, Sector Charleston Air Ops

164.8000 ($293) - Fort Pulaski National Monument



Medevac
151.7300 (DCS 115) - AirEvac 91 Vidalia
151.8500 (DCS 047) - AirEvac 102/176, Dublin
151.9100 (DCS 072) - AirEvac 95 Statesboro
158.4000 (DCS 073) - AirEvac 96 Jesup

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